Bust of Wellington

Wedgwood

  • Titles Bust of Wellington (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium stoneware (black basalt)
  • Dimensions 13 3/4 x 11 x 8 in. (34.9 x 27.9 x 20.3 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; The Buten Wedgwood Collection, gift through the Wedgwood Society of New York, AFI.3255.2008
  • Work Type bust
  • Classification Sculpture

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